Deliver The Old Testament. The concept of deliverance occurs in the Old Testament with two meanings. The first is in a nontheological sense signifying...
FIFTH PERIOD. FROM REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM I. UNTIL THE END OF THE DIVIDED KINGDOM. THE PERIOD OF ISRAEL'S CONFLICTS WITH THE WORLD - EMPIRES, AND OF P...
Citizenship [E] [S]The concept of spiritual citizenship is most clearly expressed in Philippians 3:20, where Paul writes, Our citizenship (politeuma [...
Daniel 1:10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king This he said, not as refusing and denying the request of Daniel; b...
National unity was essential to the accomplishment of the Divine purpose in the chosen people. As Jehovah was the one God, so in all His appointments...
Victory The number of times the word victory occurs in the English Bible depends very much on the particular version one uses. For example, victory oc...
Anthropomorphism (Gk. anthropos [a[nqrwpo] [human] + morphe [morfhv] [form]). Assignment of human attributes to nonhuman things. Biblical anthropomorp...
God, Name of The God of Israel was known by many different names, titles, and epithets. God's particular names derive both from his revealing his attr...
Matthew 1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud The children of Zorobabel are said in ( 1 Chronicles 3:19 1 Chronicles 3:20 ) , to be Meshullam, and Hananiah,...
2 Samuel 12:31 And he brought forth the people that [were] therein Not all the inhabitants of the place, but the princes of the children of Ammon, the...
Firstfruits [S](Heb. resit [tyivaer]; Gk. aparche [ajparchv]). The concept of firstfruits derives from God's creation work. Because God created everyt...
John 9:7 And said unto him, go wash in the Pool of Siloam A fountain of this name is called Siloah, ( Isaiah 8:6 ) , and according to the Jewish write...
1 Corinthians 9:27 But I keep under my body The allusion is still to fighters, who, by cuffing and boxing, give their antagonists black and blue eyes,...
Compassion [N]That (human) disposition that fuels Acts of kindness and mercy. Compassion, a form of love, is aroused within us when we are confronted ...
Elect, Election The term elect means essentially to choose. It involves discriminatory evaluation of individuals, means, ends, or objects with a view ...
Providence of God The word providence comes from the Latin providentia (Gk. pronoia [provnoia]) and means essentially foresight or making provision be...
Immanuel [N] [E] [H] [S]When the angel appeared to Joseph in a dream, he learned that his fianc Mary waswith child through the Holy Spirit and would g...
Favor [N]Finding favor means gaining approval, acceptance, or special benefits or blessings. There is also a close association among favor, grace, and...
Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard That is, from the Scriptures being read to them, and the explanations of the ancients, which were called (atemv) , hearing,...
Greatness Something or someone that is larger in size, quality, or quantity may be called great. It is a term used for something beyond the ordinary. ...